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Kepelino's: Traditions of Hawaii (Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin)

1 review

Bishop Museum Press, 2007

Highly recommended for what it is; difficult to interpret for what it is...
Kepelino was a Hawaiian man born around 1830. He was schooled by Catholic missionaries, traveled to Tahiti in 1847 to open a mission, and became a prolific contributor to Catholic newspapers and Hawaiian language newspapers. He also sided with Queen Emma in her fight for the Hawaiian throne; this effort had him jailed and sentenced to hang for treason (the first person so sentenced). He was ...

New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary: With a Concise Grammar and Given Names in Hawaiian

8 reviews
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert

University of Hawaii Press, 1992

A great little resource.
This book has around 11,000 words with adequate definitions. I like the fact that the people that compiled this dictionary included names and even a guide to assist in pronounciation. This nook is not an exhaustive researh on the Hawaiian language; but will greatly assist in research; Two Bears. Aloha nui loa (I love you very much).

Hawaiian Dictionary. Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian

1 review
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert

University Press of Hawaii, 1973

A must for the Hawaiian culture study & research
This is a rare 1973 edition of Hawaiian-English/English-Hawaiian Dictionary, Which contains the same original contents & supplement chapters as the one published in 1957. Both are compiled by the same distinguished authors: Mary Kawena Pukui, leading authority on the Hawaiian language, and Samuel H. Elbert, specialist in Polynesian languages and compiler of other Pacific language dictionaries. ...

Ka Po'e Kahiko: The People of Old (Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 51)

1 review
Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau

The Bishop Museum Press, 1964

Ka Po'e Kahiko
In 1931 Bishop Museum sponsored the systematic translation of all of Samuel Kamakau's articles on Hawaiian history and culture that had appeared in the weekly newspapers Ka'oko'a and Ke Au 'Oko'a from October 20, 1866, to February 2, 1871. Two manuscripts resulted; one, containing his historical mamerial, was published in 1961 by The Kamehameha Schools, under the title Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii. It ...

The Polynesian Family System in Ka'u, Hawai'i

2 reviews
E. S. Craighill Handy, Mary Kawena Pukui

Tuttle Pub, 1991

who we are and who we were
This is an excellent insight into what traditional Hawaiian life was like, addressing the normal activities in day to day life. Oral history is used throughout the book to bring forth specific stories as instances and examples. If one is interested in Hawaiian history(this is not mythology) this is highly recommended.

Place Names of Hawaii, and Supplement to the Third Edition of the Hawaiian-English Dictionary.

1 review
Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Pukui

Univ. of Hawaii Pr., 1966

First Edition of a Treasure
This is the first edition of "Place Names of Hawaii" which contains only 1,125 entries. I recommend the "revised and expanded edition" of Place Names of Hawaii, because it contains about 4,000 entries and the text is a little larger and easier to read. Please read my review for Place Names of Hawaii, the "revised and expanded edition."

Place names of Hawaii and Supplement to the third edition of the Hawaiian-English dictionary,

1 review
Mary Kawena Pukui

University of Hawaii Press, 1966

First Edition of a Treasure
This is the first edition of "Place Names of Hawaii" which contains only 1,125 entries. I recommend the "revised and expanded edition" of Place Names of Hawaii, because it contains about 4,000 entries and the text is a little larger and easier to read. Please read my review for Place Names of Hawaii, the "revised and expanded edition."

Place Names of Hawaii (supplement to the Third Edition of the Hawaiian-english dictionary)

1 review
Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert Pukui

University of Hawaii Press, 1966

First Edition of a Treasure
This is the first edition of "Place Names of Hawaii" which contains only 1,125 entries. I recommend the "revised and expanded edition" of Place Names of Hawaii, because it contains about 4,000 entries and the text is a little larger and easier to read. Please read my review for Place Names of Hawaii, the "revised and expanded edition."

'Olelo No'eau : Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings

4 reviews

Bishop Museum Press, 1997

'Olelo No'eau
For anyone interested in learning about the poetry and eloquence that is the Hawaiian language, you have to buy this book. The book "Olelo No'eau (which means wise sayings) illustrates the ways in which Hawaiians used examples of what they observed in their everyday surroundings to express themselves. Each of the wise sayings covers a wide variety of topics including family, relationships, ...

Place names of Hawaii

1 review
Mary Kawena Pukui

University Press of Hawaii, 1981

A Treasure
This book is a treasure. "Place Names of Hawaii" is an exceptional and important reference book for anyone who is interested in the Hawaiian language or anyone who just wants to know the meaning behind the names of streets, towns, valleys, land sections, fish ponds, craters, mountains, streams, islands, churches, buildings, et cetera. Every entry has an English translation of the Hawaiian name ...

Pocket Place Names of Hawaii

2 reviews
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, ...

University of Hawaii Press, 1989

20% of a Treasure
"Pocket Place Names of Hawaii" is the abridged edition of Place Names of Hawaii which is a Hawaiian treasure. The pocket edition has only about 850 entries in its glossary and most of the entries have been condensed or abridged from the full edition of "Place Names of Hawaii." It is small enough to carry around in your pocket, whereas the full "Place Names of Hawaii" is much larger and has about ...

Handy Hawaiian Dictionary

2 reviews
Henry P. Judd, Mary Kawena Pukui, ...

Mutual Publishing, 1996

Hawaiian Dictionary
I read this book and loved it. All you need to know about pronouncations for haawaiian word and all sorts of things. I WOULD'NT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT Your's truely: Islandrainbow516@aol.com

The water of Kane and other legends of the Hawaiian Islands,

1 review
Mary Kawena Pukui

Kamehameha Schools Press, 1951

The Water of Kane
The lore of Aukele, who stole the magical "water of Kane" to revive his dead nephew and brothers, along with a host of other folktales from the varied islands of Hawaii. Suitable to be told or read to younger children and read independently by older children and adults. --- from publisher's synopsis

Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian

9 reviews
Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert

University of Hawaii Press, 1986

This is a must have if you are interested in the Hawaiian language.
This is an excellent book to use as a tool for any level, from a beginner who is just started to learn to a native speaker as a quick reference guide. Since both languages are used to find words and definitions it is a very user friendly book and easily navigated. It is a must have!

Tales of the menehune

1 review
Mary Kawena Pukui

Kamehameha Schools Press, 1985

An excellent collection for family reading
This collection of legends is designed for school aged children to read alone, or for parents to read aloud. The tales are authentic Hawaiian folklore, not "disneyfied," touristy or cute -- but they are short, simply written, and child-friendly. Reading them aloud gives you a real sense of the power of storytelling... my seven-year-old sits spellbound, big-eyed and entranced, for tale after tale. ...

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